Chili Beef Bake

This chili beef bake recipe is great right out of the oven, and can certainty top with sour cream, salsa, shredded lettuce or even more shredded cheese. This recipe is so much more than just a simple Frito pie. It’s filling, and all of the ingredients working together makes for a simple weeknight meal that the entire family can enjoy. There are numerous other options and spices that you can add to make it you own. It goes great with Spanish rice, or even cornbread. The mixture can easily be specifically made ahead of time and can be layered and assembled later in the week to make it an even quicker dinner.

Ingredients for Chili Beef Bake

1½ lbs. Ground Beef

One Medium White Onion chopped.

1 Green Pepper diced.

1 tbsp Salt or to your taste.

4 tbsp Flour

4 tbsp Chili Powder or to your taste.

8 oz. can Tomato Sauce

15 oz. can Chili Beans undrained.

1 small can Sliced Black Olives drained.

1 cup Milk or evaporated milk.

9oz. or so bag Corn Chips

2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese or cheese of your choice.

1 diced Jalapeno optional

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Instructions

In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef, diced onion, and diced green pepper.

Drain off the grease.

Stir in the salt, flour, chili powder, tomato sauce, chili beans, olives, and milk.

Bring the mixture to a low simmer.

Next pour about half bag corn chips into a greased 9 X 13 baking dish.

Pour the mixture in the skillet over the corn chips. You can add extra cheese on the mixture if you like.

Pour the last half bag of corn chips on top of the mixture.

Top with Shredded Cheese.

Place in a 350 °F

Chili Beef Bake

This is a filling weeknight meal that is sure to be a crow-pleaser. It can be serves a standalone casserole dish or easily served with cornbread, or and bread of your choice. The bread will help to scrap all of the goodness from the bottom of the bowl.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 1 Large Skillet Makle sure the skillet you have a big enough for all of the ingredients.
• 1 9 X 13 Baking Dish

Ingredients

  

• 1½ lbs Ground Beef
• 1 Medium White Onion chopped
• 1 Green Pepper diced
• 1 tbsp Salt or to your taste.
• 4 tbsp Flour
• 4 tbsp Chili Powder or to your taste.
• 8 oz. can Tomato Sauce
• 15 oz. can Chili Beans undrained
• 1 small can Sliced Black Olives drained
• 1 cup Milk or evaporated milk.
• 1 bag Corn Chips
• 2 cups Sharp Cheedar Cheese or cheese of your choice.
• 1 diced Jalapeno option

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef, diced onion, and diced green pepper.
• Once completed drain off the grease.
• Stir in the salt, flour, chili powder, tomato sauce, chili beans, olives, and milk.
• Bring the mixture to a low simmer.
• Next pour about half bag corn chips into a greased 9 X 13 baking dish
  
• Pour the mixture in the skillet over the corn chips. You can add extra cheese on the mixture if you like.
  
• Pour the last half bag of corn chips on top of the mixture.
  
• Top with Shredded Cheese.
• Place in a 350 °F

Notes

The leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for a day or 2, but freezing isn’t recommended.  The corn chips will become soggy.  What you can do, is make the mixture separate and freeze, pull it out to make the casserole ahead of time if you wish. 

Keyword cassarole, easy meal, main dish